Academic Programs / Music & Dance
Composition
Michael Klein, Chair
215-204-8322
michael.klein@temple.edu
Maurice Wright, Coordinator of Music
Composition
215-204-8016
maurice.wright@temple.edu
The Composition Department offers courses in composition for various media, including electronic music. Creativity, the development of personal expression through music, and the assessment of music's role in the 21st-century societal context are the focal points for composition majors.
Bachelor of Music: Composition
| Freshman Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
1501, 1401, 1201 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
1405 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
1711 |
Theory I |
4 |
AR |
| English |
1022 |
College Composition |
3 |
RC |
| Core |
1001 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
LA |
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Freshman Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
1502, 1402, 1202 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
1406 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
1712 |
Theory II |
4 |
|
| Core |
1002 |
Foreign Language |
4 |
LC |
| Math |
1011 |
College Math |
3 |
QA |
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Sophomore Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
2501, 2401, 2201 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
2405 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
2323 |
Basic Conducting |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
2711 |
Theory III |
4 |
QB |
| Music Studies |
2703 |
Music in History |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
2748 |
Music Composition I |
2 |
|
| Physics |
1003 |
Physics (Acoustics) |
3 |
SA |
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Sophomore Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
2502, 2402, 2202 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
2406 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
2324 |
Conducting Intermediate |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
2712 |
Theory IV |
4 |
|
| Music Studies |
2704 |
Music in History |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
2749 |
Music Composition II |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
4711 |
Computers in Musical Applications |
3 |
SB |
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Junior Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
3501, 3401, 3201 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
3405 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
3696 |
Music in History |
3 |
WI |
| Music Studies |
3748 |
Junior Seminar I |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
3741 |
Keyboard Harmony |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
4719 |
MIDI |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
3713 |
Orchestration |
2 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Junior Year – 2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
3502, 3402, 3202 |
Concentration |
2 |
|
| Music |
3406 |
Secondary Piano for Music Majors |
1 |
|
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Elective |
Elective |
Music Elective |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
4717 |
Counterpoint |
2 |
|
| Music Studies |
3749 |
Junior Seminar II |
2 |
|
| CORE |
Elective |
Arts |
3 |
AR |
| Music Studies |
4712 |
Computer Synthesis |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
17 |
|
| |
| Senior Year – 1st Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music |
Varies |
Choral/Instrumental Ensemble |
1 |
|
| Music Studies |
4748 |
Senior Seminar I |
3 |
|
| General Elective |
Elective |
Elective |
3 |
|
| Music Studies |
3714 |
Contemporary Music |
3 |
|
| IH |
1196 |
Intellectual Heritage I |
3 |
IA |
| Music Studies |
4715 |
World Music |
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Senior Year –2nd Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Music Studies |
4749 |
Senior Seminar II |
3 |
|
| Music |
4323 or 4324 |
Conducting |
2 |
|
| IH |
1297 |
Intellectual Heritage II |
3 |
IB |
| Core |
Elective |
American Culture/Race |
3 |
AC |
| Core |
Elective |
Individual and Society |
3 |
IN |
| Subtotal |
|
|
14 |
|
| |
| Degree Total |
127 |
|
|
